St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-11
In THIRTY-SIX ROUNDS
It Takes Isaac Weir About Two and Q
Half Hours to Whip Jack
Williams,
But he Finally Piles His Worthy Antag.
Onist on the Floor in Hope
less Heap.
Inc Contestants Both Very Young,
and Will Doubtless Live to Fight
Another Day.
HOW the Des Moines Team is Farfna
In Dixie Other Sporting
News.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WESTERLY, r. L., March 1O.--Isaac
Welr and Jack Williams, both of Boston.
Iought TO finish here this evening. The
SPIDER won after thirty-siX hard-fought
rounds, which occupied 2 hours and %
minutes. The fight was for purse Of
@4oo and an outside bet of $500 side.
AS originally arranged. the contest was IN
nave taken place March 3. Meanwhile.
Welr had injured his left hand in the con-
test III which he knocked out Arnold A.
hand with swinging left handler at the
Falrplay club in Boston. The Spider was
seconded and handled by Ed c. Holoke
ana Williams was served by Tom Evans.
VINO trained and seconded Lannan i'm his
nght with kilrain. A well-known BOSTON
sporting man of1lclated as referee in the ab
sehee OF Joe Lannan, who had been mutually
agreed upon to act in that capacity. The
nght was long drawn-out one. brisk in
the beginning and rattling sharp in the end
The punishment of the first ten Wounds
was confined to Williams left side left
eye and LETT side of face. In return he had
gwen Welr swollen lip and a bunch nnder
the right eye. AT the end of the eleventh
io!ihu Lie nght was about all even
shlng. Inc next three were uneyentful.
poth men hghtlng warily, taking very few
eiiahceS ana leaving no opening. In the
nfteenth round Weir spared cautiously ar
first, and then made another vicious assanIt
on Williams suffering ribs, that gentleman
having his hands full trying to protect this
tender spot. The next round Weir took
another rest, and there was some more
wary sparrlng. In the seventeenth Will
llahis made rush and gallant rally. His
work gave his supporters confidence. and
offers of
EVEN MONEY
on Williams as winner went begging. Tn,
to this time the Spider had been the favoritei !
at $40 to $50. 1t was noticed that not more.
than minute elapsed before a lead wasj
made, and it was always the Spider
VINO lead After the eighteenth the spacei
iengtnened 10 about minute. The Spider
was unable to use anything but the heel Of
his left hand and the thumb and Hrsts
knuclle of the right. From fhe eieh-
teenth to the twenty fourth round the,
battle was six and six. In the twentv-j
fourth round Williams again aroused
the enthusiasm Of his friends bn
giving the Spider a square knock-down. /
The twehty-ffth, twenty sixth and TWENTY
seventh rounds were fairly even, with little
hghtlng. During these four rounds thej
Spider nearly closed Williams left eve. !,
The twenty-ninth round was the hottest nm.
to that time. Williams had been punched
on his head and ribs, but was strong on his
legs, game and determined. The Spider
dashed into him with his right for the ribs
and his left for the face, and then in the
cllnch that followed there was a hurricane.
shower OF half blows and fighting. When
the breakaway came Williams face showed
bloody and red. and the contest seemed
to turn a shade in the Spiders
Iavor. The thirty-first round was hard,
heavy and full of fight from the call of
time to the finish. Weir gave Williams a
sharp crack on the head and continued to
deliver left handlers on his opponents face.
The thirty-second and thirty-third rounds
were pretty evenly fought, Williams COM
planned to his second of cramp in the leg
and was sent into the ring for the thirty-
fourth round labOring under this disadyan-
tage. AT the call of time for the thirty-ffth
round Williams showed painfully the effects
of the
TERRIBLE PUNISHMENT
which had been inflicted In the thirty
sixth round and last, the Spider rained
blow after blow upon his opponent, first
with his left. then with his right. The
Spider gave Williams a few chances, and
Sdlleu llllO Hllll TeSaTtlleSS OF consequences.
After few face blows, Williams quailed
under the onslaught. The men clinched,
and the Spider renewed his face blows.
following with crack in the stomach, un-
der which Williams went down. He
struggled tor eight seconds and then re-
gained his feet. The Spider went for
him again, and sent him down with a right
hand smash on the nose. Williams was
obliged to rise in twelve seconds. Mean
while. under the rules. the Spider went to
his corner and waited for Williams to re-
gain his feet. Outsiders interested in Will
Jams shouted to him to get up. Within five
seconds he was on his feet again, unsteady
and groggy. The Spider, recognizing his
opportunity, went at him savagely and
knocked him again to the floor
in hopeless heap. There was
no question as to the completeness of the
knock out The 12 seconds expired and the
referee gave the fight to Weir. A purse of
500 was made up for the vanquished Will
Jams. The Spider and Holoke contributed
$40. The Spider is 20 years old. stands five
feet five and One-half inches high and
weighs lis pounds. Williams is 23 years
old, stands five feet four and three quarter
inches high and his weight was 123 pounds.
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